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So… will we ever see volume 2 of Leave it to Piyoko in whole?

What? You dropped sola v.2, even though it was little more than a week away from release? You could’ve at least released it as a final send-off to all your loyal fans, but no. You decided to pull a Tokyopop and unceremoniously remove it without so much as an apology. Way to fail, Broccoli Books.

Please do give us an update on whether any of the titles have been picked. I’m really interested to see who’ll pick up Sola and Koi Cupid since they were some of my favorites.
And to the person who commented third, how could Broccoli publish all those Sola books if they’re going out of business partially because of finances and the bad economy? They don’t have the money to do all that. Plus then they would be obligated to publish all their remaining titles and Boyenberry’s as well. Just be patient and someone will pick up the manga once more, afterall Bandai has its anime rights and is advertised quite a bit so it’ll probably be a short amount of time when another publisher will pick it up.

To mewmewgal312:

Ever heard of the phrase “finish what you started”? They had only one more volume to go- it should not have been that difficult to accomplish (even with minimal funds).

Also, I’m worried that it’ll end up in the hands of some far less-talented publisher. Bandai may make some excellent anime, but it needs a better translation staff and more diverse array of titles (Eureka Seven being a prime example of how NOT to translate and localize a manga).

Be patient, mewmewgal312? I’ve waited four years for someone to resume “Those Who Hunt Elves” (seeing as how ADV Manga isn’t budging- how about giving the licenses over to someone who’ll ACTUALLY use them, jerks?!). Don’t even get me started on Area 88, Beck, Yotsuba&!, and a host of others…

I really hope I’m not making enemies here since I was disappointed that Broccoli Books is closing shop and discontinuing many of our favorite manga, as well.
To insaneben:
Well, patience is probably the only thing at the moment that will get these series published and of course, money, which obviously many companies are hurting for due to the bad economy. I’m very sorry to hear that many of your favorite manga books aren’t coming out when you’re expecting them but many of us are in that same position. If you want to at least feel like you had an impact of making your favorite series come faster try petitioning it if you haven’t already. Or you could look into manga scanlations online to find the works that you’ve been waiting for, Onemanga is one of the many sites that has hundreds of manga scans to choose from. These are among many of the alternatives that you could look into.
As for you saying that they had 1 more volume to go on Sola…yes, I already knew that and was expecting it to come out as well for Christmas. If Broccoli did decide to let it out before they closed (which they really don’t have the time for, I think that they have to official close by the year’s end) then they would be obligated to publish all the remaining unfinished books (Leave it to Piyoko Vol.2, Koi Cupid Vol.2, Nui! Vol.2, etc.) for other anticipating readers. That’s what I meant be using the big money that Broccoli doesn’t have right now, besides publishing one volume from a series (thousands of copies) does add up in cost not including all the work that goes into bringing into the U.S.
Please don’t take this offensively, but there are reasons (many most don’t know but speculate) that manga publishing companies are taking awhile to put out several titles, they’re not being jerks to anger their readers, that would defeat the whole purpose of making money, right? You really ought to look on both sides of the issue before making such bad comments about companies like ADV and Broccoli. We’re all sad that we’re losing our favorite series since they’ll be put on hiatus for while but you’re not the only one in this group. Please remember that. I apologize for such a long message I couldn’t wrap up what I needed to say without being so wordy. Anyways,…have a great Thanksgiving.

I do agree with you that many scanlation sites did have a negative impact on manga publishers but I only mentioned that site so that other person could find that manga that they were waiting for four years. I actually try to buy the books as often as I can. And yes, copyright laws should be tightened a bit but that really isn’t going to happen very soon, is it? But if it was stopped, that wouldn’t stop anyone, you, me,etc. from looking into those alternatives.
Perhaps I did have some nerve mentioning that site but I was doing to help insaneben find his/her favorite manga that’s been missing in action for years. (I did have good intentions for doing so, so don’t beat me up on that). In reality though, I don’t remember very many works that Broccoli licensed on scan sites, only 1 or 2 that I can think of and it wasn’t even the complete works. So I highly doubt it was scan sites that made a big impact on Broccoli but rather competition from other publishers like Tokyopop and Viz.
I want to get this straight with anyone else that will continue to totally misunderstand what I’ve tried to say in the last few posts. 1. Yes, I’m disappointed with many publishers going down the drain, this means we lose our favorite manga and the great quality that comes with it; 2. I really don’t like the free use of piracy that scanlation sites use but if its with a series that haven’t been published for years, I really don’t see any harm by looking for it online to see if it was continued (if a series was gone for 4 years, I doubt that company would be hurt by looking for it online since its not contributing to that company anymore); and 3.Despite its handiness, yes, scanlations are awful (not all though) compared to the books, on most scan sites they do encourage to buy the books, whether the person does, that’s their choice.
Anyways, if anyone has the real reason why companies like Broccoli are failing please post that information so we can all have this cleared up. I’m really not looking for enemies but was giving advice to others who were still searching for their favorite manga. Anyways, have a great holiday, Rob, insaneben, and all the others who hate me now just for offering some small advice, I really had no evil intentions for mentioning this.

can’t thay let you finish publising Galaxy Angel II there only 3 vol to go….

and also for Solo..

i love Broccoli USA quality book. the pages would not turn yellow.

is thise because of free tranlation fault?….because i buy manga all the time. i even buy some manga that are in japanese.

Although I don’t agree with the harsh tone in which you said it, I basically agree with P.A.; I mean, I can understand SOMETIMES having to drop a series because of sales or whatever, but… come one. Dejiko’s Adventure was three volumes. Leave it to Piyoko was two. It wouldn’t have killed you to release them. ): And it makes the fans lose faith in you… They feel like it’s not safe to buy the series, because who knows if they’ll be able to finish it? Before this whole, Broccoli Books closing thing was announced, I was hesitating about buying Koi Cupid and Nui! for this reason (and I probably won’t, now, since I know I can’t finish them… I’d rather import them in Japanese.)

When I heard the news… “A mini-world collapsed in me”. I waited for Koi Cupid vol 2, and Disgaea 2 vol 3…

We MUST do something to save Broccoli Books! >_<

Yeah I agree. But that would be great. :) Hopefully all the titles will get a good home so we can enjoy them once again.

So I’m assuming that Kamui will be unfinished as well? Understandable. Two volumes left to the series. And there’s of course E’s with 15 volumes in Japan and we’re only at vol. 04 in the US. Then again, this isn’t the only series from this company I’ve only gotten half of it from because it was dropped. (Tenshi ni Narumon aka I’m Gonna Be An Angel)

While I haven’t picked up many volumes from Broccoli, the ones I have I did enjoy rather much. Good luck to all those at the work place. Hopefully you can find jobs again in this down economy.

I guess I’ll try to find Kamui eventually, since I doubt any one else will pick it up so close to the ending. Of course, with Square-Enix being the publisher, maybe Yen Press will get these two series. Since they seem to be publishing quite a few Square-Enix titles.

And to those arguing about “Oh, it’s only a volume left to publish…” Well, having worked at an anime store that did shut down, once the decision is made, they’re more interested in shutting down and getting rid of stock than incurring more costs and more stock to get rid of. And by that point, the money just isn’t there to do much else.

AWWWWW MAN COSMODE!!!!!!!!! *cries*

This is right here, in the present, not the future.